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Be it known that I, WILLIAM II. WALTN, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulmachinery for cutting collars from paper, cloth, or other textilefabrics, which I calla Collar-Cutting, Folding, and Rolling i\Iachine;and I do hereby declare the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thelett-ers of reference marked thereon.

This invention comprises the features of cutting a roll or piece ofmaterial into several strips of suitable width, from which the collarsare to be cut or divided, so that each collar shall in itself beindependent of the other or following collar, and thereafter guiding thecut collar to be folded and rolled in propel' form, the buttonholes andstitching representations being out or imprinted as the collar passesthroughbetween the rollers, which have a rotating progressive motion. Bythis contrivance the collar is cut, embossed, andl folded, whence it isdelivered completely finished.

For the purpose more fully to illustrate my invention, I will introducethe followingl drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the positions of the strip-cuttingknives, the roll of strips, and the continuous strip in its progresstothe place of cutting, embossing, folding, rolling, and generaldelivery.

Figure 2 is a ground plan, further illustrating the position of twodifferent parts of the machine.

Figure 3 is a sectional front viewof the end of the machine at the linea a, as seen in fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a section ofthe working parts in elevation through thecentre.

Figure 5 is a plan of the operating part of the machine, showing how thecollars are separated from the strips of fabric. l

Figure 6 is a representation of the exterior and interior foldingconductors, as described.

Like letters mark the ,same part in all the figures ofthe drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A is the main frame of the machine, and a is a shaft, upon which severalcircular knives, 7', are mounted at such distances apart as I may desirethe width of the strips to be cut, so that one wide roll of material maybe cut into as many strips as desired. Said circular knives areadjustable, to cut strips of any desired width, and have a rapidrevolving motion, so that when the ro'll of paper is placed upon thevstand by the action of the hand th'e roll of paper may be properlypresented to and evenly pressed against the knives, which sever it intoas many strips as'may be desired. The several rolls of strips d elfiwill next be placed on the shaft or reel c, one by the side of theother, as shown in iig. 5. The end of the first or front strip will thenbe placed between the cylinders e andf. Said cylinderflias a raisedrib,l on its periphery, and cylinder e has a corresponding groove, e',into which said rib on f fits, to form a seam in the collar where it isto be folded or turned down. The cylinder e is to have on its peripherysurface the cutters and embossing devices, these being somewhat elevatedabove the surface of the main cylinder by being engraved or otherwiseaixed to the main body of the cylinder. g is a curved cutter or knifeset in cylinder e, with its cutting edge elevated a little above thesurface of said cylinder, and its oice is to shape the ends of thecollars. t is a straight knife, set in like manner in said cylinder e,its edge running parallel to the axis of said cylinder, and its oiliceis to sever one collar from another. Said knives g and h are connected,so that theywill be operated by a common spring, g', to regulate thepressure of said knives upon thepaper and the cylinderf. Mis a foldingconductor, composed of two metal plates, m and L which are plain or flatat the ends next to the cylinders ef, but bent into tapering semi-tubes,so that the other ends will assume the form shown in iig. 2. Thecollars, after passing between the cylinders e andf, enter the narrowspace between said plates, in passing through which they are folded onthe crease previously formed in passing through said cylinders. Fromsaid folding conductor they are delivered to forming` rollerspp, and inpassing through said rollers they receive their finishing shape andbecome ready for use Said cylinders c andf may be provided with abutton-hole cutter, formed hollow in the centre, and by such'devices forembossing, stamping, or indenting as may be necessary to complete thecollar.l The rollers e f draw the strip of paper forward, and at eachrevolution a collar is cut from the strip, forced forward through thefolding conductor till its forward end is seized by the forming rollers,op and drawn forward by them, receiving its finishing shape as itpasses between them. i

The whole machinery is moved by any suitable power applied to a mainshaft, B, and by means of cominci belts and gearing, which any competentmachinist will readily understand, and which may be modified as commonsense and convenience may dictate.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, and its mode of operation,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

I. In combination with tbe cylinders eandf, I claim the curved knife y,the straight knife h, and the spring g', all constructed, arranged, andoperating substantially as described.

2. I claim tlie folding conductor M, constructed, arranged in themachine, and operating substantially as described.

3. I also claim, in combination, the rollers ef, provided with formingand severing knives g L, and suitable devices for embossing-or stamping,the folding conductor, and forming-rollers, all constructed andarrangedsubstantially as described, and so geared as to make and finish collarsby one continuous rota-tingv progressive movement of machinery, forminga collar at each revolution of the said cylinders e and f.

WILLIAM H. WALTON.

Witnesses:

J. L. KINGSLEY, FRANK R. WALKER.

